Kailash-Mansarovar yatra: tourists from Chennai safe

CHENNAI, JULY 5TH A batch of tourists who were visiting Kailash-Mansarovar and were stuck due to bad weather during their pilgrimage will be returning to Chennai on Wednesday.All of the tourists were over 50 years (the oldest was 72). The 10-day pilgrimage started on June 20 from Chennai. They proceeded to Lucknow, from where they travelled to Nepalgunj-Simikot-Hilsa (Nepal)-Taklakot (China border)-Mansarovar and Kailash. However, bad weather played havoc with their plans and they ended up being stranded in Simikot.